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Old 04-25-2009, 01:55 PM   #177
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Originally Posted by akira28 View Post
You are mistaken. They only state how many books are available at their competitor's site. They do not state anywhere, as you claim, that you are limited to only those.
This is what Ectaco claims for the Jetbook....
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Number of titles
Unlimited. 30 popular WEB sites that we have located hold at least 500,000 FREE access books and audiobooks. You can also request a title from us which we will find and send to you right away.
Cost of titles
FREE. Ask us what you need and we will run Internet search for you FREE[/b]

This is what Ectaco claims for Sony....
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Number of titles
70,000 from Sony site. Mostly paid titles from $1 to $30 per download

Cost of titles
Requires to buy limited number of books in Sony store
This is what Ectaco claims for Amazon....
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Number of titles
110,000 books at Amazon store. Cost from $1 to $30 per download

Cost of titles
Books at Amazon store. Range from $1 to $30 per download
From reading that if I didn't know better, I would say that Ectaco is better because they allow me to request any book I want and they will find it and send it to me free of charge where if I have a Sony or Kindle, I have to go to Sony or Amazon to PAY for books which can be as expensive as $30.

So yes, Ectaco is saying the only place for me to get eBooks for my Sony is from Sony and I only have a limited number to choose from and Ectaco has 500,000 free access eBooks which to most people, the term "free access eBooks" means nothing at all.

And if you look at the outdated comparison chart, you will see the Jetbook falls flat on formats. And if Ectaco did actually update this chart, you'd see a lot of the wins in the Jetbook column would no longer be wins. Well, that is if they actually told the truth and didn't mislead and fudge the facts.
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